Podence (Macedo de Cavaleiros)

Civil parish in Norte, Portugal

41°35′31″N 6°55′34″W / 41.592°N 6.926°W / 41.592; -6.926Country

PortugalRegionNorteIntermunic. comm.Terras de Trás-os-MontesDistrictBragançaMunicipalityMacedo de CavaleirosArea

• Total14.44 km² (5.58 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total250 • Density17/km² (45/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Podence is a former civil parish in the municipality (concelho) of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Podence e Santa Combinha.^[1] The population in 2011 was 250,^[2] in an area of 14.44 km².^[3]

Podence is internationally known for its tradition of Careto or Caretos, during the festivities of Carnival when gangs of masked youths terrorize young girls and rob the cellars of the village.

References

^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 64-65" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ Eurostat

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Podence.

Podence in azibo.org
Careto´s Tradition Article by José Paulo Carvalho Pereira in azibo.org, February 2006
University of Louisville Department of Anthropology
Carnival of Podence (in Portuguese)
Endless energy of the Caretos (in Portuguese)